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Coast Electric Power Association, headquartered in Kiln, Miss., provides reliable, afordable electric service to Hancock, Harrison and Pearl River counties. Formed in 1937 by members of the community, the not-for-proft cooperative now provides power to more than 83,000 homes and businesses across over 6,900 miles of line.
A recent billing error has affected around 5% of Coast Electric’s 90,000 accounts. These accounts were underbilled from January 2024 until August 23, 2024. The rate was corrected on Aug. 23 and these accounts are now being billed correctly. A letter was mailed to the affected members letting them know that the difference of the […]
Billing Error Affects Some Coast Electric Accounts Read More »
Crews have finished restoring service to all members who can safely receive power after Hurricane Francine. If you are still without service, be sure to report your outage using our online map https://outages.coastelectric.coop/, our CE on the Go app, text us at 352667 or call 877-769-2372.
Hurricane Francine Update 9/12 6:30 p.m. Read More »
We have 2,400+ outages this afternoon scattered across our service area, but most are in Pearl River County. We’ve restored over 9,400 outages since daylight. The primary cause of outages is trees on lines, damaged equipment and broken poles. We have over 500 crew members working to restore service to our members and have begun
Hurricane Francine 9/12 2 p.m. Update Read More »
Francine Updates: Our outage map is showing 12,000+ outages this morning scattered across our service area. Crews began work at 5:30 this morning. We have over 500 crew members working to restore service to our members. CoastConnect currently has 3,800 outages. Fiber crews are out restoring service this morning. Business offices in Picayune will remain
9/12 7:30 a.m. Update on Hurricane Francine Read More »
Tropical Storm Francine is predicted to affect our service area Wednesday evening and early Thursday morning. Coast Electric employees are ready to respond as well as an additional 100 right of way crew members and 200 line workers. Our crews will work to restore outages today and tonight until conditions make it unsafe to do
Coast Electric Prepares for Hurricane Francine – Offices to Close at 4 p.m. Sept. 11 Read More »